CONAI has launched a collaboration with ENEA, the national research agency, to promote academic research on the circular economy through the award of three degree prizes.
The selected dissertations come from universities across Italy and address innovative topics related to the sustainable management of materials, recycling and the circular economy more broadly.
In addition to the prizes, the project provides for the scientific publication of the most deserving contributions, with the aim of creating a genuine national observatory on innovation and research in the circular economy field.
Dissertations with practical application potential may be further developed through research or industrial pathways within universities or companies.
Degree in Industrial Chemistry, University of Turin; dissertation on the production of active and biodegradable food packaging materials
Degree in Management Engineering, University of Salento; dissertation on an innovative digital circularity passport for industrial equipment
Degree in Green Industrial Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University; dissertation on redesigning mechanical packaging components using eco‑design principles
University of Bologna; dissertation focused on circular economy in schools
Iuav University of Venice; dissertation on developing an innovative bioplastic derived from marine algae waste and Opuntia ficus‑indica
University of Catania; dissertation on environmental impact assessment of composites and the exploration of innovative recycling technologies
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